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Lake Oroville Water Level

Officially Lake Oroville (Oroville Dam)

California

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Lake Oroville is currently 163.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 736.7 feet.

736.71 ft · Updated 1 day ago · California Data Exchange Center

Current level

736.71ft

−163.29 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.55 ft

Previous readingOct 24737.26 ft

7-day change

Down 4.18 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 22.41 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
736.71 ft
24h
-0.55 ft
7d
-4.18 ft
30d
-22.41 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Oroville is currently 736.71 ft, 163.29 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 4.18 ft over the past 7 days and 22.41 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Oroville Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

163.29 ft below full pool

Current level
736.71 ft
Full pool
900 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
California Data Exchange Center

Reference levels

  • Full pool900 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Butte County, CA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Butte County, CA is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Butte County, CA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026736.71-0.55
Oct 24, 2026737.26-0.59
Oct 23, 2026737.85-0.59
Oct 22, 2026738.44-0.58
Oct 21, 2026739.02-0.67
Oct 20, 2026739.69-0.68
Oct 19, 2026740.37-0.52

Common questions about Lake Oroville’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Oroville is 736.71 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Lake Oroville lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Oroville is 900 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Oroville lake level is falling — falling about 4.18 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Oroville is currently 163.29 ft below full pool.

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Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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